Business EconomyPosted at: Dec 13 2024 7:54PM


Amazon will return more water to communities in India than it uses by 2027

Kolkata, Dec 13 (UNI) Amazon on Friday announced it has set a goal to return more water to communities in India than it uses in its direct operations by 2027.
The new goal builds on Amazon’s work over the last several years to improve water efficiency at its sites in India, and on investments in projects that return water to critically water-stressed communities, according to a media statement here.
Investments previously made by Amazon in India since 2020 have already enabled long-lasting, climate-resilient water and sanitation solutions to benefit more than 1 million people.
Amazon will continue to improve water efficiency across its operations in India, including at its fulfilment centres, corporate offices, and data centres, and add to its existing set of water replenishment projects by supporting projects in our communities that improve water availability and quality to water-stressed areas.

“Access to safe water is a basic human right and India is one of the most water stressed regions of the world,” said Kara Hurst, Chief Sustainability Officer at Amazon.
“Since 2020, we’ve supported more than 1 million people in India with water and sanitation, but given the fast-growing demand for water, setting today’s goal is an important next step to show our commitment to do our part to help solve this rapidly growing challenge.”
Projects will be concentrated in areas of highest water stress and their surrounding local communities. For example, our latest water projects in Yamare Lake near Bengaluru and Sai Reddy Lake near Hyderabad represent a crucial step towards mitigating local water challenges and supporting community resilience. Yamare and Sai Reddy Lakes, once vital water sources for their communities, have been gradually vanishing due to sediment buildup and vegetation overgrowth resulting from urbanization and erosion. Diminished water storage capacity of the lakes has also led to increased flooding risks and reduced groundwater recharge, further straining local water resources.

In response to these challenges, Amazon will partner with SayTrees, a local environmental organization, to undertake a comprehensive restoration of Yamare and Sai Reddy Lakes. The projects, set to commence in January 2025, will involve desilting the lakes, restoring bund formations, and repairing inlet and outlet structures. These efforts are expected to increase the water volume capture potential of Yamare Lake and Sai Reddy Lake by more than 571 million litres combined.

“These lake restoration projects serve as a great model for how businesses can positively impact both environmental sustainability and community well-being,” said Deokant Payasi, Trustee with SayTrees.
“They not only contribute to water security but also enhance community access to green space, highlighting the multifaceted benefits of ecosystem restoration.”

While India is home to 18% of the world’s population the country has only 4% of the world’s water resources. Climate change is expected to make this pressure on water resources worse according to the United Nations, with the rate and intensity on floods and droughts in the county on the rise.

“Current estimates suggest that, by 2030, the demand for water in India will be double the available supply,” said Abhinav Singh, Vice President, Operations, Amazon India.
“Amazon is scaling water stewardship best practices across our business, which means using less water in all our buildings—from logistics sites to corporate offices and data centers—through more efficient fixtures, rainwater harvesting, waste water recycling, and AI-driven leak detection through smart water monitoring.”

Amazon also previously helped launch the Water.org Water & Climate Fund, by making a $10 million contribution to directly empower 1 million people in India with access to clean water by 2025, providing three billion litres of water per year to areas facing water scarcity.

To measure progress, Amazon will quantify the total amount of water replenished in India and compare to the total water used in its logistics sites, corporate offices, and data centres.

Amazon's water positive commitment in India builds on existing sustainability initiatives across the country, including investments in renewable energy from solar and wind farms used to match the electricity consumed by Amazon's operations. The company has close to 50 wind and solar projects across the country, surpassing 1.1 GW of renewable energy capacity.

Amazon also announced it has met its goal to have 10,000 electric vehicles in India’s delivery fleet one year early, with initiatives such as Laneshift and Joint Operation Unifying Last-mile Electrification (JOULE) accelerating the development of EV infrastructure and deployment. These efforts support Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge and to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

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